Jim Cicirello wrote: > Is there a recommended distance from the leg of the tower that a > 2-meter or 440 MHz Antenna should be mounted? I am going to have a > couple of Antenna Mounts welded up and I wondering if they should be a > 1/4 or 1/2 wave from the tower leg or possibly an odd multiple? TIA > > 73 JIM KA2AJH
The short answer, outside of what others have mentioned, is that if you want an omni pattern, you want about one wavelength or more. It's not a perfect omni pattern, but close enough for most purposes. -- Jim Barbour WD8CHL Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/